Valdosta Moultrie line may be saved from junking
Valdosta and Moultrie Western Railway owner C L Jones plans to sell to a new corporation led by W J Vereen of Moultrie as Judge Beverly D Evans in Valdosta chambers extended the junking deadline. The deal aims to keep the line intact while the organization raises funds. seven miles have already been junked and one mile a day is being torn up. The conference spanned about five hours with E J Wilcox representing Jones and Vereen the buyer.
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Mother Returns to Demand Babe From Authorities
Mrs Gussie Franklin of 504 1-2 Decatur Street returns to demand her 16 month old child. Juvenile court officials searched hours Tuesday over claims she abandoned the baby, and the child was placed in a home. Franklin, a grocery store operator, says the matter will be aired in Judge Garrard Watkins’s Juvenile Court Thursday morning. She admits leaving the baby alone and says she went to her married daughter near Cast Atlanta. Police note she is the mother of eleven children.
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Garrard Watkins
Dodge
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Franklin
Cast
Fight for Open Sessions Continues in League Debate
A league meeting moved to adopt a resolution on open sessions during an invention event. Before interviewing Mr Harding, the women issued statements attacking Representative Aliqa Rob- and others.
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Harding
Ali¢a Rob
Briand to Attend Washington Conference Amid Disarmament Debate
French Premier Briand remains determined to travel to Washington to discuss key disarmament questions in person and to strengthen Franco American ties. The delegation choices include potential picks like Albert Sarraut, with J. Jusserand as a possible counterpart in the spring press campaign era ending.
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Hudson Hawley
United News
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Ta- Ridl
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Fire Department Plans Inspection Of All Furnaces
The fire department under Chief W B Cody will begin an inspection of every residence and apartment with a furnace starting next Monday. The drive aims to reduce fires from trash left around premises and in basements, with completion expected by September 1. The safety committee, J R Robinson and William Parker, will assist. The effort also helps familiarize firefighters with buildings and includes checking sprinkler systems in downtown and manufacturing areas.
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W. B Cody
Fire Department
St Art Ann
Cody
J R Robinson
Willam Parker
Training Course at Camp Jackson Comes to Close
Atlanta boys in training at Camp Jackson completed their course yesterday and will soon return to school. More advanced course next year awarded to over a thousand Southern boys. Colonel Hero presided. Colonel Jost praised the camp as the best of young men’s camps. Medals went to James M. Dobbs and Robert Catron for life practice with 32. other local winners included Erwin Malone and H Bailey. Captain Landon Thomas reviewed the regiment. Arthur Rudistil provided photos. a Recruit Process film was shot and later released by the Bigpat department.
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Military Training Campy’ Association
Arthur B. Rudistil
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Aerial Photo Flight Demonstrates In-Air Printing
Washington August 171 Aerial photography from the air shows military value potential. An Army Air Service photographer flew from Bolling Field to Camp Meade and back in minutes, returning with a plate already developed displaying a parade of attendees at a citizens training course. Further tests aim to print aerial photographs for distribution.
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Economy Urged On Good Roads Bill By Lodge
Washington August 17 Senate considers federal good roads bill as Senator Lodge Republican leader urges economy. He argues government expenditures must fall while road improvements can wait. Unemployment is rising and a general revival of business is needed to create jobs. Senate votes 36 to 14 to place the measure under the secretary of agriculture.
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Navy funding cut sparks defense and road spending clash
A discussion railed against deep naval cuts and argues for maintaining shipbuilding funds to ensure defense while objecting to diverting savings to road projects. The speaker warns such reallocations undermine national security and economic stability.
Fund to Prosecute In Kidnaping Case Is Bar to Jurors
Statesboro Ga August 17 the case against Hol Lane Tom Johnson and Dora Williams charged with kidnaping a 13 year old girl was called for trial today an unusual situation arose A fund had been raised to prosecute the defendants Judge H B Strange ruled that everyone related to the contributors to the fund was dis qualified to sit as a juror The judge himself was disqualified because a claimant had contributed Judge W W Snepard of the Atlantic circuit is to try the case when a jury is secured
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Wood Sails for Spain as New Ambassador Nominee
New York August 17 Cyrus E Wood of Greensburg Pennsylvania sails as ambassadorial candidate to Spain. He is aboard the steamship Paris bound for France where he will spend a short time before proceeding to Madrid for official duties.
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Cyrus E . Wood
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Spain
Paris
Hfance
Alleged Jury Scandal In Poisoning Trial
Soperton Ga August 17 special That defense attorneys in the Dan Davis murder case allegedly approached jurors after names were drawn and before call to discuss the case Judge Eschel Graham warned such conduct would not be tolerated The jury was completed at 11 oclock Davis and three others are charged with killing William Hall for life insurance Davis was tried in January and sentenced to life imprisonment New trial sought over juror relation to the prosecutor The defense claims NL Gillis is not the prosecutor Testimony shows Davis obtained Hall life insurance for his own benefit and Hall signed notes payable to Davis totaling 6600 Only one premium paid on the double indemnity policy Dr Edgar Everhardt testified poison was found in Halls viscera The prior conviction and term were noted
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William Hall
Eschel Graham
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Hall
Warch Davis
W L. Crewe
Hall Crewe
Crewe
Edgar Everhardt
Jury Probes Slaying of Infant near Valdosta
Coroners jury finds infant died from a crushed head. Body found in a pasteboard box on swamp edge near Valdosta. No information on parents or those responsible for the death could be secured.
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Valdosta
Grand jury to reconvene Wednesday for further C&S investigation
Page five notes that the grand jury convenes Wednesday morning and that further investigation of the C&S case will likely be conducted by the body. The brief item signals continued legal scrutiny and no immediate closure.
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Ten Factories Burn in Million Dollar Brooklyn Fire
In Williamsburg Brooklyn a block of factory buildings was destroyed by a massive fire. The blaze caused estimated losses of about one million dollars and left extensive damage across the area.
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New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Bluejay Corn Remedy Promises Instant Pain Relief
A modern treatment claims to end corns quickly by a touch with Blue-jay liquid or plaster. A world renowned lab backs the method and guarantees results, saying pain stops instantly and the corn loosens and comes out. Sold at drugstores with bids for lasting relief.
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